What Is Home? is a searing, unflinching literary novel about childhood stolen too soon, the cost of survival, and the long journey toward healing. Naomi Baker grew up in a house that was never a home. Raised by parents consumed by addiction and rage, she became a protector long before she was ready. Shielding her siblings from abuse, hunger, and fear. Love? That was something she only dreamed about. When the system intervenes and tears her family apart, Naomi is thrust into a world she doesn’t understand. In a group home, she meets Timothy Kingston, a boy carrying scars of his own. They become each other’s shelter. But even shelters collapse, until fate pulls them apart. Placed with a foster family, Naomi is given a second chance at stability. But healing is never simple. As the past resurfaces and old bonds tug at her heart, Naomi must confront a question that has haunted her since childhood:
Will she be able to find her place in this world? Will she ever be able to understand what home is?
Some people are born into a home that was made for them, others have to spend years fighting for their place in this world. What Is Home? is a powerful coming-of-age story about resilience, love, and the courage it takes to believe that safety, belonging, and hope are still possible.
This book contains content that could be triggering to you as a reader. //this story contains detailed storytelling about different characters and their life experiences, relationships, and emotional journeys. It includes sexual and physical abuse, eating disorders, mental health issues and other triggering topics. here is your first and only warning.//
- Genre: Literary Drama / Social Realism
- Sub-Genre: Coming-of-Age / Trauma Narrative
- Tone: Unflinching, Heavy, Hopeful
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ISBN: 978-9914-35-218-4
